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Recent Examples of well-behaved
The Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings were mostly well-behaved in their competitive but controlled joint practice on Wednesday.
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Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
The hyperbole lands sideways at a time when an epidemic of cynical box-ticking means every power center in the country is eager to promote (light-skinned, well-behaved) people of color as a way to have their DEI cake and eat it racistly too.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
Not only do many of the homeowners welcome pets, but most beaches on the island encourage guests to bring along their leashed and well-behaved companion animals.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The technique is also a key ingredient for turning an LLM into a useful and well-behaved chatbot.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
One was beautiful and well-behaved, and one saw the future and stepped inside it.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Dogs are welcome as long as they are leashed and well-behaved.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2024
The weather was so well-behaved that only a few specialists concerned themselves with it.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Service animals are allowed, but must be well-behaved.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
The hyperbole lands sideways at a time when an epidemic of cynical box-ticking means every power center in the country is eager to promote (light-skinned, well-behaved) people of color as a way to have their DEI cake and eat it racistly too.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
Not only do many of the homeowners welcome pets, but most beaches on the island encourage guests to bring along their leashed and well-behaved companion animals.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The technique is also a key ingredient for turning an LLM into a useful and well-behaved chatbot.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
One was beautiful and well-behaved, and one saw the future and stepped inside it.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Dogs are welcome as long as they are leashed and well-behaved.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2024
The weather was so well-behaved that only a few specialists concerned themselves with it.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Service animals are allowed, but must be well-behaved.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-behaved
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His oxygen tank sat at his knees like an obedient mastiff.Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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What maybe gets forgotten is that the Old Course was especially docile that week.Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
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Like James’s governess, Christine becomes an author of sorts through her attempts to understand a situation that isn’t, in the end, all that tractable.Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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None of these visions, however, proved tractable: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran misjudged the strength of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli society, and the U.S.-Israeli alliance.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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This dynamic allows brands to reach highly specific audiences while maintaining manageable campaign budgets.Charles Nicholls, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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These small, manageable steps can at least provide some semblance of agency, Dr. Seif says, especially when everything else feels so uncertain and, well, up in the air.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Well-behaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-behaved. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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